Here we are: this weekend will be the first of the year 2023. The race inaugural will take place on the circuit of Bahrain, where also took place i test pre-seasons which reminded us that the F1 she's finally back.
Discovering Sakhir circuit
So let's analyze the characteristics of the inaugural circuit of this season.
Il Bahrain International Circuit is a track built in the town of Sakhir. Long 5412 meters, was inaugurated in 2004. To date, the track record in the race is Peter of the Rose who with his McLaren in the 2005 he recorded a time of 1'31 "447.
The project was developed very quickly and put into practice in a very short time. All this was linked to the desire of the then Arab Prince Al-Khalifa so that the track could become part of that year's calendar.
On the main straight you will come to touch i 330 km/h at DRS open even with medium-high downforce wings, which are recommended for a type of circuit like this. This type of configuration is especially useful in very high speed corners where you can also reach i 4G lateral force.
Theme tires and fuel
The main difficulty that the teams will face is certainly the tire management. In fact, we need to consider the amount sand which will be carried by the Arabian winds (considering the area desert) which will ruin the tires faster than normal. It will therefore be essential to have a car that basically does not overheat them and a set-up to avoid above all the oversteer (also important not to run into frequent heavy locks which risk reducing the life of the rubber). He also thought about this Pirelli which he decided to bring to the Arab circuit le mixes tougher than the pack. In fact, the teams will have the C1 (Hard), the C2 (Medium) and the C3 (soft).
Another theme on which stables will have to set their eyes is that of fuel. The track features long straights and fast bends that can be crossed evenly fourth or fifth gear (for example, we are talking about the rapid succession of sessions 5, 6 e 7) and there are very few points to do lift and coast which curve 1 or curve 11, or those at the end of the two straights.
ARTICLES BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
